Cabinet ironing board



Jan. 24, 1933. o. .JUVET CABINET IRONING BOARD Filed MaICh '7,l 1928 2 Sheets-Shee l 05e/ e'UVe.

ATTORNEY v Jan. 24, 1933. o. JUVET CABINET IRONING BOARD 2 sheets-'sheen- Eiled March 7, 1928 VENTOR ATTORN bel so 52 Patented Jai. 24,` 1933 PATENT OFFICE OBEL lJUVET, F FEBNDALE, WASHINGTON CABINET mommay BOARD Application med March 7,

This invention relates to improvements in cabinet ironing boards. and a primary aim of the invention is to provide a cabinet ironing board wherein the ironing board when not in use functions as the closure or door of the cabinet and embodies certain novel means whereby attachment and detachment of the usual ironing board c`over is rapidlyand readily effected, and the tendency of the cover to creep or crum le under the article being ironed is substantlally eliminated.

.Another primary aim of the invention is the provision of a cabinet ironing board especially designed and adaptable for rapid and ready attachment to a wall, kitchen door, closet door, or the like, without cutting or materially marring the same; and which is compact in form, light in weight, convenient and easy to handle, durable in use, and fireproof in construction.

Contemplated by the present invention is a metallic cabinet ironing board embodying a substantially rectangular wall frame or cabinet fabricated from angle iron, or other suitable metal of angular cross-section;

a substantially rectangular sheet metal 1ronv ing board hingedly connected to said frame having a perimetral groove formed thereon and provided with a fireproof pad and cover,

said cover having its edges restrainingly engaged within said perimetral groove; means for interlocking the frame and ironing board in closed relation; foldable support means mounted upon the ironing board and interconnected with said interlocking means for coincidentally releasing same when said suport means is unfolded to support the ironing board in operative position; a substantially rectangular'sleet met-al sleeve ironing 40 board hingedly mounted and foldable Within the cabinet having a perimetral groove, pad

" and cover similar to the ironing board; means orv restrainingly engagingthe sleeve board when folded; and foldable support means mounted upon the sleeve board for supporting same upon the ironing board when in use, all of which are important features of the invention and are to be correlated in the broad aim of enhancing the eiiiciency of the cabinet ironing board for general use.

.of the cabinet ironing 1928. Serial No. 259,787.

The above, and additional objects which will hereinafter be more specifically treated are attained by such means as are shown inA the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and therrmore clearly pointed out in the claims, which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

With refe-rence to the drawings, in which there is `illustrated one embodiment of the invention, and throughout the several views of which like. characters of reference designate similar parts:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet ironing board comprehended by the present invention, as it would appearvwhen open, with its ironing board lowered ready for use and its sleeve board elevated.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same closed.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section of 70 the cabinet in a closed position.

Fig. 4 is a similar section of the cabinet open with the sleeve board lowered ready for use.

Fig. 5 is a' medial vertical transverse sec- 75 tion ofthe cabinet ironing` board in a closed position, certain parts being broken away or omitted for clarity of illustration.

Figs. 6 and 7 are fragmentar horizontal sections taken through 6-6 and i-J?, respec- 30 tively, of Fig. 5.'

Fig. 8 is an inverted horizontal section taken through 8 8 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary vertical section taken through 9-9 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse section of the ironing board edge portion.

Fig. llis a fragmentary perspective view of the lower end ironing board With its correlated pad and cover removed therefrom, and

Fig. 12 is a similar view of the cover for the ironing board pad.

Before taking up the detailed description of the drawings, a general exposition of the specific purposes, functions and advantages board evolved by the present invention will be undertaken. The disappearing or foldahle types of ironing boards now in general use are ordinarily ily, and are costly to install either in old orl new houses because of the additional label', material and preparation required for installation. Another objectionable feature common tov all types of ironing boards now in ssfr use is the tendency of the cloth covers of the same to creep and crumple under the articles being ironed due to the common practice of only lightly tacking such covers to their correlated boards. A further ob] ectionable feature is the time and labor necessary to remove and replace such cloth covers. A still further objectionable feature of the present types of disappearing or folding ironing boards is that separate collapsible panels or doors are required to enclose the same when not in use, which latter also function'as the supports for the ironing boards when in use, and because of this fact such panels or doors become scratched and defaced and in a very short time are rendered unsightly' in appear- It is therefore, a primary object of the present invention to design and fabricate a metal ironing board of the cabinet type, whichvis relatively light in construction and easily handled, which is suitably reinforced to prevent warping or distortion of the same When subjected to hard usage, which 1s rapidly installed requiring only a screw driver to attach the same, which may be installed in either old or new houses at the same cost, which requires no initial preparation for its installation, which is fireproof throughout, which embodies novel means whereby the cloth cover of same will not creep or crumple under the articles being ironed and which permits of the rapid removal and replacement of such cover, which is neat in appear- 'ance and may be embellished or painted in any color to conform and harmonize with the interior in which it is installed and which functions as the door of the cabinet when not in use and is self supporting when in use thus obviating the possibility of the outer face of same becoming scratched or defaced.

Beginning the more detailed descriptionofthe invention by reference to the drawings; the numeral 15 designates a wall to which is detachablysecured, as by screws 16, a substantially rectangular metallic cabinet ame 17 sli htl convergent at its upper end and pre era ly fabricated from anvle iron, or any other suitable metal of angu ar Y cross-section. Y

Connected to the lower end of the frame 17 adjacent its forward edge, as by a hinge 18, is the lower or inner end of an ironing board 19, comprising a substantially rectangular sheet metal plate 20 slightly convergent at its upper or outer end having a perimetral semi-circular groove 21 formed thereon, said plate being of lesser length and width than the frame or cabinet 17, whereby the ironing board when not in use may be readily folded therein, as more Figs. 5 and 7. While the perimetral groove 2l may be otherwise 20, the same is preferably fabricated by stamping a substantially rectangular frame 22 from sheet metal with a slightly couver` gent upper or outer end, arcuately bending or curling its inner edges inwardly upon themselves in semi-circular formation to form the lgroove 21 ,and rigidly securing such inner edges to the edges and outer side of the plate 20, as by spot-welding the same thereto. The frame 22 at its lower end is rigidly attached, in an obvious manner, to the outer half of the hinge 18, and for this purpose the material of such frame is bent or doubled upon itself, as indicated at 23, to thereby reinforce the same thereat and provide a surface of suitable area for abutting the outer edge of the lowerv wall of the frame 17 when the ironing board is in use, as will be manifest and apparent by referring to Fig. 1. The frame 22 is of substantially the same width and length as the frame 17, so that the side and upper edge portions of as a perimetral flange for a'buttinF the'edges of the side'and up er end walls of5 the latter, when the ironing iioard 19 is not in use and the cabinet is closed, as more clearl shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5to 8, inclusive, wiiereby a dust tight cabinet ironing board is provided.

The numeral 24 designates an ironing board pad mounted upon the inner side of the plate 20, said pad being of substantially size and shape as said plate and being fabricated from felt, or other suitable material. The pad 24 is normally retained in an operative position upon the plate 20 by an ironing board cover 25, fabricated from cloth or the like, and designed to snugly fit thereover, with its edges restrainingly engaged within the perimetral groove 21, and for this iurpose said edges are provided with casings 26, which extend along the sides and around the ends of the cover and terminate in spaced symmetrical relation to the longitudinal axis of the same. Helical tension springs 27 extend through the casings 26 with their terminals projecting therefrom for engagement formed upon the plate clearly illustrated in the former function the same iio i within apertures 28 medially formed Within a lire-proofing solution, such as, a solution fof silicate of soda and salt; ammonia carbonate and starch; sulphate of ammonium, boracic acid,

Actual experience in ireprooling such maboraX and salt, or the like.'

terials has demonstrated that the following solution will give uniformly good results: 2 ounces of bicarbonate of soda, 2 ounces of ammonium carbonate, 2 ounces of boric acid thoroughly intermixed in five gallons of water. The material to betreated is thoroughly saturated ,in such solution and then hung up to dry, following which the same is ready for use. By fabricating the cover 26 in the manner hereinbefore described, it will be evident and obvious that such cover may be rapidly and readily positionedrupon the ironing board and similarly removed therefrom, and when positioned thereon is restrainingly engaged at its edges within the perimetral groove 21 by the tension springs 27, which latter function to positively prevent creepingror crumpling of the cover' under the articlesl being ironed, while, readily permitting of the rapid removal and relacement of said cover. From the foregoing 1t will also be manifest and apparent, that by fabricating the ironing board in the manner hereinbefore. disclosed, i. e. reinforcing the edge portions of the plate 2O with the rectangular frame 22, that such ironing board will not become warped or distorted, and an ironingboard of minimum weight and thoroughly lire-proof throughoutv is provided which is easy and convenient to handle.

Hingedly connected to the outer side of the plate 20 adjacent the outer end thereof and in medial relation thereon is a foldable supporting leg 29, preferably fabricated from a strip of sheet metal having its side edges` curled upon themselves to reinforce or stiffen the leg, the material of which at its lower end is angularly and inwardly bent to form a foot 3() therefor. lVhen the ironingr board 19 is not in use, the leg 29 is folded thereon, as'

shown in Figs. 2 and 5. with its foot 30 abutting the plate 20, and is maintained'and retained in folded relation upon such ironing board by a curvilinear spring or resilient member 31 fixedly secured at its lower end to the plate 2() and at its upper arcuate end restrainingly engages the lower end of the folded leg. Then the ironing board 19 is in use the leg 29 is disengaged from the spring 31 and is unfolded to support the outer end ortion of said ironing board, substantially 1n the manner indicated in Fig. 4, at which time the foot 3() rests upon or contacts with a supporting surface or floor 32.

The numeral 33 designates a spring pressed catch mounted upon'the inner side and upper end of the frame 22 for engagement with a lug 34 formed upon the inner side of the upper end wall of the cabinet frame 17 adjacent its outer edge, whereby the ironing board 19 and the cabinet frame 17 are interlock in closed relation, when said ironing board is not in use. To facilitate and expedite the ds- 1 engagement of the catch 33 from the lug 34 and to coincidentally effect the release of the same when the leg 29 is unfolded, said catch is interconnected with said leg by a cord or flexible wire 35,`the lower end portion of which is within easyand convenient reach of the operator. To open or lower the ironing board 19, the operator grasps the cord 34 with one hand and exerts an outward pull thereon, simultaneously releasing the lower end of the leg 29 from engagement with the resilient member 31 with the other hand, which action releases the catch 33 from the lug 34 and unfolds the leg 29, aswill be manifest and apparent by referring to Figs. 2 and 5.

A sleeve ironing board 36 foldable within the cabinet frame 17 is connected at its lower end, as by a hinge 37, to a transversely disposed supporting angle iron or bar 38 rigidly secured at its terminals to the sides of the frame 17 adjacent the lower end thereof, said sleeve board 36 comprising a substantially rectangular and relatively light sheet metal plate 39, slightly convergent at its upper or outer end and having a semi-circular perimetrical groove 40, which latter is preferably fabricated by stamping a substantially rectangular frame 41 from relatively light sheet metal, said frame having a slightly con` vergent upper or outer end conforming with the convergent end of the plate 39, and havvide the erimetral groove 40, which edges are rigid y secured to the edges and outer side of the plate 39 by spot-welding the same thereto. The material of the frame 41 at its lower end is bent or doubled upon itself, as indicated at 42, to thereby reinforce the same at its point of connection with the hinge 37 and provide a suitable bearing surface thereat for abutting the flange of the angle iron 38 when the sleeve board is `in use.

The numeral 43 designates a pad'of felt, or the like, which is mounted upon the inner side or face of the plate 39, and is of substantially the same size and shape as such plate, said pad being normally maintained in operative position' thereon by a cover 44 ofcloth,y

the same, substantially in the manner illustrated in Fig. 12. Helical tension springs 46 extend through the casings 45 with their ter minals projecting therefrom for engagement within apertures 47 medially formed within l the end wall portions of the perimetral groove 40. The pad 43 and cover 44 are rendered ireproof by treating the same with any of the solutions hereinbefore described. Creepage or crumpling of the cover 44 under the article being ironed is obviated and prevented by the tension springs 46, which latter retain' the casing edges of the cover 44 in snug and posi rapi tive engagement within the groove 40, while bein readily distensible to permit of the placement and removal of their correlated cover.

Hingedly connected to the outer side of the plate 39 substantiallymidway the length thereof and in medial relation thereon is a foldable supporting leg 48, preferably fabricated from a strip of relatively light sheet metal having its side edges curled upon themselves to reinforce and stifen the leg, the material of which at its lower end is angularly and inwardly bent to form a foot 49 therefor.

' lrVhen the sleeve board 36 is not in use, the

leg 48 is folded thereon, as` shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 7, with its foot 49 in abutment with the plate 39 and is maintained and retained in folded relation upon such sleeve. board by aY curvilinear spring or resilient member 50 rigidly secured at its lower end to the plate 39 and at its upper arcuate end restrainingly engages the lower end of the folded leg. lVhen the sleeve board 36 is in use the leg 48 is disengaged from the spring member 5() and is unfolded-to support such sleeve board upon the ironing board 19, substantially in the manner illustrated in Fig. 4, wherein the foot 49 is shown as resting upon the ironing board 19.

Rigidly secured to the upper end and inner side of the frame 4l is an inwardly extending lug or hook 5l restrainingly engaged when the sleeve board 36 is not in use, bythe outer free terminal of a curvilinear spring or resilient member 52 rigidly secured at its opposite terminal to a bar 53 similarly secured at its ends to the sides of the cabinet frame 17 adjacent the upper end thereof, whereby said sleeve board is positively maintained and retained in a folded position within saidA cabinet frame when not required.

In the foregoing description and in the accompanying drawings I have shown and described the perimetral grooves 21 and 40 of the ironing and sleeve boards, respectively, as being formed upon separate or supplemental frames which are rigidly secured to their correlated plates, but, I desire to have it understood that in some instances such perimetral grooves 21 and 40 are and may be formed directly upon or integrally with their respective plates 20 and 39, by bending the side and end edges of the same upon themselves in the semi-circular formation illustrated in the drawings, thereby eliminating the auxiliary or supplemental frames 22 and 41, respectively, and simplifying and reducing the cost of construction of such ironing and sleeve boards.

lVherefore. it will be manifest and apparent, that the cabinet ironing board of the present invention is extremely simple, durable, compact. economiral and tireproof in construction, is reliable and efficient in use, is out of the way when not in use, is readily to the specific form and precise details of construction shown and described, except as expressly defined by the appended `claims, and that various modifications f the same may be resorted to without departing from the spiritof the invention or the benefits derivable therefrom. It is also to'be understood that certain features of the invention herein disclosed may be employed in other combinations than those shown and described.

lVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An ironing board having a continuous perimetral groove formed thereon with the outer side of said groove extending beyond the outer margin of said board, a cover for said board having casings formed upon its edges and tension springs extending throughsaid casings having their terminals projecting therefrom and detachably `secured to said board for restrainingly engaging the edges of said cover within said groove.

2. An ironing board having a perimetral groove formed thereon with the outer side of said groove extending beyond the outer margin of said board, a ypad for said board, a cover for said pad having casings formed upon its edges, and tension springs extending through said casings having their terminals projecting therefrom and detachably secured to said board for restraining-ly engaging the edges of said cover within said groove.

3. An ironing board, comprising a relatively thin metallic p'late having a continuous perimetral groove formed thereon with the outer side of said groove extending beyond the outer margin of said board, a pad for said board and a cover for said pad having casings formed upon its edges and tensiomsprings eX- tending through said casings having their terminals projecting therefrom and`\d etach ably secured to said board for restrainingly engaging the edges of said cover within said groove.

4. An ironing board, comprising a relatively thin metallic plate, a metallic channel strip having. one side shorter than the other and rigidly secured to the underside of said plate adjacent the edges thereof whereby the longer side of said strip normally extends beyond the outer margin of said plate, a pad for the upper side of said plate, and a cover for said padhaving casings formed upon its edges and tension springs extending through said casings having their terminals projecting therefrom and detae'hably secured to said board for restrainingly engaging the edges of said cover within said channel strip.

5. An ironing board, comprising a relatively thin metallic plate, a continuous metallic channel strip having one side shorter than the other and rigidly secured to the underside of said plate adjacent the edges thereof whereby the longer side of said strip is adapted to normally extend beyond the outer margin of said plate, said strip also having apertures formed therein at opposite points thereon, a pad for the upper side of said plate, a cover for said pad having casings formed therein and means extending through and projecting from said easings and engageable in said apertures for detachably securing the edges of said cover within said channel strip.

6. An ironing board, comprising a relatively thin metallic plate, a continuous metallie channel strip rigidly secured to the underside of said plate adjacent the edges thereof having an aperture formed thereirn'a pad .for the upper side of said plate, a cover for said pad having a casing formed upon its edges, and a tension spring extending through said casing having its terminals projeoting therefrom and eiigageable Within said aperture fordetachably securing the edges of said cover within said channel strip.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

OBEL JUVET. 

